After 21 years, the Slovak National Gallery (part-)opens a new gallery complex. Reconstruction of the Slovak National Gallery has reached its conclusion. The gallery (part-)opened its renovated premises to the public for the first time on Sunday 11 December 2022.
The need for reconstruction of the Slovak National Gallery was born 21 years ago when, for emergency reasons, the then director Katarína Bajcurová had to close the iconic Bridge by Vladimír Dedeček. This was followed by gradual closure of other areas due to their unsatisfactory condition. The winning design for the reconstruction, extension, and modernisation of the SNG premises by architects Martin Kusý and Pavol Paňák from the BKPŠ studio was implemented from 2016 until 26 October 2022, when the contractor successfully handed the renovated premises over to SNG.

Visitors will be able to enjoy the new SNG until 21 December. In the new year, due to the size of the gallery and the need to ensure smooth operation, the gallery will operate on the basis of regulated admissions – individual tours of the building and exhibitions, for which people will be able to register. The Esterházy Palace, which was the only exhibition venue of the SNG Bratislava during the reconstruction, will be closed to the public on December 5 and will be reopened together with the new premises after the new year.

The opening exhibition, Prologue. 12 Colours of Reality, will guide visitors through the new SNG premises, where they will have the opportunity to view works of old masters, modern art, and contemporary art in various, often surprising, interplays of relationships and dialogues.
Another novelty that the gallery’s visitors can look forward to is the interactive exhibition Take p(art)! which uses selected works to answer the most common art-related questions.

More information: https://www.sng.sk/en/about-us/blog/2323-after-21-years-the-slovak-national-gallery-part-opens-a-new-gallery-complex